Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-19

ury department to date for prepayment
of interest on registered bonds are as fol-
lows: Four per cents. 2.46S, ,250; Az per
cents, S2,715 900, and Pacific railroad
bonds, $4,000; total 81, ,269,25o.
] PREPAYMENT of interest on registered
| bonds to the amount of S13, 494 600 has
been applied for at the treasury depart
ment in response to Secretary Fairchild's
recent circular.
A WASHINGTON telegram to New York
paper asserts that the government is
preparing to begin civil suits against the
| Pacific railway people to recover the
amounts they are alleged to have defraud-
ed the treasury of. Their plunder is said
to aggregate S75,OOO,OOO.
GENERAL GEORGE CURTIS LEE, the pres
ident of the Washington and Lee uni
versity, of Virginia, the Oldest son of the
| the late General Robert E. Lee, is lying
dangerously i'll at Ravensworth, the
county seat of Representative Lee. His
! physicians called Surgeon General John
| B. Hamilton in consultation, and the
three remained with the patient through
| Sunday night.
! A STATEMENT prepared at the treasury
| department shows that the cost of sill
yer bullion purchased by the treasury
for the coinage of silver dollars for the
| fiscal year ended June 80, 1887, was
| 1924, $685. ,615, while the cost of the bullion
delivered on purchases was S24 ,649, ,342.
! The cost of the silver bullion consumed
| in the dollar coinage during the same
| period was S25, ,349, PA, and the number
of silver dollars coiged was $33 3,266,S31.
STRONG efforts are being made to secure
| tho ran1nvaI ~ PnstronStar Galhraafh Of
Flora, ILL.,, and the appointment of George
N. Smith, and the matter is now under ad
visement. After Nj. ClevelaAd's election
the former postmaster ct Flora resigned,
| and Mr.. Galbreath was appointed to the
vacancy before Mr.. Cleyslands Inaugural
| tion.
The president has appointed the fol-
lowing named pOstmasters: Ambrose w.
Mullen, at De Smith, Dakota, vice j. II.
Carol, resigned; G. W. Farrelly, at Chan
ute, Kan, vice j. B. Beatty, resigned; Lee
II. Way, at Luverne, Mimi, vice Charles
o. Hawes, resigned; John Goetz, at Green
Castle, Pa, vice H. p. Prather, resigned.
ASSISTANT Postmaster General Steven
son has accepted an invitation to deliver
the annual address before the united ag
ricultural associations of the Fifth Him
Ois congressional district. which meet in
Woodstock next month. Mr.. Stevenson's
address will be a review of the progress
of Illinois and the influence exerted by
the state upon the civilization of the
great West.
THE fishery complications seem to be
increasing. Excitement continues at
Halifax over the seisure of the American
schooner J. II. Perrin at Souris. The
Perrin is charged with violations of the
treaty of 1878 as well as with infractions
of the Dominion custom laws. 1t is ru-
mored that the British war-ships now in
North American waters will hereafter as
sist the Canadian fleet in keeping the
Yankee fishermen out of the disputed area.
Admiral Luce makes an elaborate state
ment in explanation OF his circular of in
structions to the captains of American
fishing vessels.
AN order was issued from the war de-
partment Wednesday relieving Major
Daniel j. Bash from duty until further
orders, and directing him to return to his
home. Major Bash, it will be remember
ed, is the army paymaster, who was rob-
bed of 81 $50 belonging to the U. S.
while on his way to Ft. Mckinney, Wyo.,
to pay off the troops stationed there last
March. 1t is understood that Paymaster
Bash is relieved from duty until the
! amount is made good to the government,
es this is the custom of the army in case
there is deficit in pay officers account.
His bondsmen will be held responsible
unless relief is led from congress.